Adjustable bail-brace



c. G. McCAULLEY.

ADJUSTABLE RAIL BRACE. APPLICATION FILED SU-T. 6| l9l8- Patented Aug, 5, 1919.

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To all whom it may concern mil-ml cnanrins e. McOAULIilEY, or wasnrneron, nrs'rnlcror comer/rein.

1 Be it known that 1, CHARLES G. MCCAUL- LEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia,

in the art to which it appertains to make I and use the same.

My invention relates to railway rails, but

' more particularly to rail-braces or side supall ports for rails, and it has for an object to provide adjustable braces or rail supports of noved construction for use more" especially at the intersection of switch points, and upon curves to prevent spreading of the tracks, also to readily compensate for wear upon the inner side of rail heads, and. for any variations in gage which may result from climatic changes or other conditions.

The invention will be hereinafter particularly described and then pointed out by the appended claims.

ln the accompanying form part of this appllcation for Letters Patent, and whereon like numerals indicate 0 p "I or driven in between said bracket and the;

corresponding parts in the several views:

Figure 1 1s a erspective view of the present invention 1n operative position the rail being shown in section, and

Fig. 2 is a horizontal, central sectional view taken through one rail and its supporting brace.

Reference being had to the drawings and numerals thereon 1 indicates an underlying railway tie, and 2 an ordinary surmounting tie-plate bolted thereto, the latter having at one side a raised abutment 3 against which the foot 4 of rail t y rests. v

Securely bolted or riveted to. the plate 2,

I a proper distance to one side of rail 5,, is

' curved chair 9 forming an abutting-joint.

an uprising and forwardly curved bracket 6 preferabl ofmallealble W011, and recessed or paneled as at 7 for purposes of reducing weight, the inner face of this bracket being configured by an arcuate recess 8 as shown by Fig. 2

Fitted 8 is an independent uprising forwardly with said recess in which it is thus permitted to rock horizontally. The opposite edge or be various] ranged wit out departing-from the spirit, of the present invention as hereinafter claimed. For example-,it is entirely feas--- drawings which;

,6, thus providing for loosely within said arcuate recess :Ins'ranLn earn-reach.

face of said chair 9 is straight as shown at Specification of Letters Patent. Pwbgnflgdl Aug, 5 jlgfll'lll,

Application filed September 6, 1918. Serial 110. 252,940.

10, but grooved horizontally throughout its I length as shown at 11, Fig. 1.

Slidably resting within the aforesaid hori- 1 zontalgroove 11 is a flange or tongue 12 projecting from the rear of a rail-supporting block 13, and perforated near one end bya series of cotter-pin holes 14: arranged. substantially as shown and for the purpose of receiving a locking pin 15 as willlater appear. The face of this supporting block,

as also the edge of its tongue 12, is of wedge formation, as most clearly indicated at 16,

Fig. 2, while its forwardlyprojecting edges 1 l7 find bearings directly upoh the rail 5,3,

preferably beneath the head and above the foot thereof, as shown.

This being a descriptlon of my invention t 1n one form of embodiment, it should be understood that the-several component parts of the structure shown and described may modified, changed and rearible to omit the interposed chair 91 forming the wedge groove 11in the face of bracket.

5 to'directly receive flange 12wh Wedgdi if rail 5.

follows The relative position of a railway tie,-,, tie-plate, rail 5, and bracket 6 being sub-';- h

stantially as shown, the convex surface of sitioned within the concavity of-said bracket a degree of horizontal adjustment between these elements.

11, is then driven firmly between chair 9 and Thewedge-shaped supporting block 13 with its projecting tongue 12, running in the groove the horizontally grooved chair 9 is next po- I rail 5 until the foot]: of the latter is forced and retained securelyin' contact with abutment 3 upon the tie-plate, whereupon a cotter pin 15, or other form of locking pin, introduced into the last of the exposed pin cession of said pin holes 14:, it is apparent thirt subsequent and further ad u'Stment ofthe. rail brace-may readily be efiectedwhen holes l l to retain all parts in their proper adjusted position. And, because of the sucrendered necessary or desirable because of h greatly facilitates installation of the wear and tear upon the parts in service, or because of expansion and contraction occasioned by climatic conditions.

It Will be noted also that the abutting joint of special construction, or concavo convex relation of bracket 6 and chair 9, always insures a perfectly uniform and parallel engagement of rail 5 by'the edges 17 of the supporting block 13, regardless of the relatix e position or" tie-plate and tie and regardless of whether or not the tie passes beneath the rails exactly at right angles. Obviously, this feature of the present invention braces, and particularly when Working upon curves in the road, and when the tieare more or less irregular in shape.

Having thus described my present invention, what I now claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent .is:

1. In an adjustable rail brace the combination with a bracketed tie plate, of a rail-- supporting block having a projecting tongue of wedge formation throughout its entire length perforated by a succession of locking holes and adapted to be driven through said bracket, and a locking pin for engaging one of said holes to retain the supporting block in adjusted positions with relation to the bracket aforesaid.

2. In an adjustable rail brace the combination with a tie plate, of a horizontally rotatable chair adjacent to said bracket, a rail-supporting block of wedge formation adapted tobe forced past said chair and bracket elements, and means for locking said supporting block in adjusted positions with relation to the chair and bracket aforesaid.

3. In an adjustablerai] brace, the combination with a tie plate having aconcave face, a horizontally rotatable chair having a convex surface fitting the concavity of the bracket aforesaid, a rail-supporting block of wedge formation adapted to be driven past said chair and bracket elements, and means for locking said supporting block in adjusted positions. 7

34. In an adjustable rail brace the combination with a tie plate of a horizontally rotatable chair connected with said bracket by an abutting joint and having a horizontal groove. therein, a rail-supporting block of wedge formation having a tongue slidably positioned in the groove aforesaid, and means for locking said supporting block in adjusted positions.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES G. MCCAULLEY. lVitncsses lVM. E. Dyna, I Ilannncrra Bi McCimrmEY. 

